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bairn.

A child or baby.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/bɛərn/[bern]Scotland[bɛrn]Scotland[bɜːɹn]
  1. A child or baby.

    Scotland
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Scots bairn, from Middle English bern, barn, from Old English bearn, from Proto-West Germanic *barn, from Proto-Germanic *barną. Doublet of barn. Compare West Frisian bern.

verb/bɛərn/[bern]Scotland[bɛrn]Scotland[bɜːɹn]
  1. To get (someone) pregnant.

    Scotland · transitive
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Scots bairn, from Middle English bern, barn, from Old English bearn, from Proto-West Germanic *barn, from Proto-Germanic *barną. Doublet of barn. Compare West Frisian bern.

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